President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday that the New Development Bank (NDB) was set to benefit infrastructure projects on the African continent as a whole, and having a permanent regional centre showed commitment to that undertaking. “We are, therefore, happy to know that the bank is working on expanding its …
Read More »China, S. Africa to advance comprehensive strategic partnership
South African President Jacob Zuma met visiting Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao here on Tuesday, with both vowing to further advance the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Zuma said that South Africa and China are best friends and comrades who are dear to each other like brothers. He …
Read More »SA: Deputy President Ramaphosa hosts Chinese Vice President for SA-China BNC
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, 22 November 2016 at Tuynhuis, Cape Town, host the Vice President of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr LI Yuanchao, for the 6th Session of the South Africa-China Bi-National Commission (BNC) aimed at consolidating bilateral political, economic and trade relations between the two countries. Relations …
Read More »KZN premier to engage with Chinese investors at global conference
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu says a high-level delegation from the province will engage Chinese investors during a global conference on Monday. “On the sidelines of the conference we will engage with potential investors from the Municipality of Shanghai and Province of Guangzhou in order to further consolidate programmes aimed at …
Read More »SA, China to Collaborate On Moloto Rail Development Corridor
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and China Communications Construction Company Limited have signed a MoU to explore various infrastructure development initiatives. Key among them is the Moloto Rail Development Corridor, the Presidency said on Wednesday. The MoU was signed at the 2nd Investment Africa Investment Forum attended …
Read More »China and South Africa aim to further strengthen ties at G20 summit
HANGZHOU, Sept. 3 Chinese President Xi Jinping met his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma on Saturday, with the two leaders vowing to strengthen bilateral ties and coordination on multilateral affairs. Zuma is here to attend the Group of 20 summit on Sunday and Monday. Xi said China always regards …
Read More »WILL CLOSER TIES TO CHINA RESCUE SOUTH AFRICA’S GOVERNMENT?
On first glance, it seems to be an unlikely friendship. But, as South Africa’s dominant African National Congress (ANC) party lost control Tuesday of economic hub Johannesburg to its main political rival – an event symptomatic of President Jacob Zuma plummeting in recent polls and expectations of a flat-lining economy …
Read More »HOW AFRICA CAN PLAY ITS HAND AND REDEFINE POWER RELATIONS WITH CHINA
The British press has been devoting acres of coverage to a £1-billion foreign direct investment deal into Sheffield, a former mining town in northern England. Branded as an extension of the “golden era” of relations between Britain and China, the contract between Sheffield and Sichuan Guodong Construction Group has been …
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